Environmental Modeling for Earth Systems Sciences and Engineering

Catalog description

Nature and purpose of environmental modeling; definition of fundamental concepts in environmental modeling; mathematical and numerical concepts involved in designing and building an environmental model; calibration, verification and validation of models; scale dependency; sensitivity analysis; characteristics, architecture and functioning of selected environmental models; practice by code development and use; contemporary applications to water resources, atmospheric processes, and climate dynamics processes.Prerequisite: Graduate student standing in ESEST. GIS Introductory Course